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A Piece of My Heart (Vintage Contemporaries)
A Piece of My Heart - Vintage Contemporaries Author:Richard Ford Ford's mesmerizing first novel is the story of two godless pilgrims. Robard Hewes has driven across the country in the service of a destructive passion. Sam Newell is seeking the missing piece of himself. When these men converge, on an uncharted island in the Mississippi, each discovers the thing he's looking for--amid a conflagration of violenc... more »e that's as shocking as it is inevitable.
"This is one of those books that hit you hard...a story filled with breathing characters and genius-crafted dialogue between moments of consummate description.... I can't be unbiased. I'm mad for this book."--Elizabeth Ashton, Houston Chronicle« less
I am not a Richard Ford fan and this was my second attempt to read him. Didn't get far. I just can't seem to follow what is going on. I even get confused as to whether the names are cities or people.